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Overview




Enduring Understandings

  • There is a spectrum of electromagnetic wave energy, with varied frequencies and wavelengths.
  • The transmission and absorption of electromagnetic waves varies, and can be used for many purposes.



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Prior Learning (from S8 Anchors)

S8.C.2.1 Describe energy sources, transfer of energy, or conversion of energy.
  • S8.C.2.1.1 Distinguish among forms of energy (e.g., electrical, mechanical, chemical, light, sound, nuclear) and sources of energy (i.e., renewable and nonrenewable energy)
  • S8.C.2.1.2 Explain how energy is transferred from one place to another through convection, conduction, or radiation.
  • S8.C.2.1.3 Describe how one form of energy (e.g., electrical, mechanical, chemical, light, sound, nuclear) can be converted into a different form of energy.



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Learning Objectives: Working Draft

  • Compare or analyze waves in the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g., ultraviolet, infrared, visible light, X-rays, microwaves) as well as their properties, energy levels, and motion.
  • Apply knowledge of transmission and absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • Analyze energy transformations of a speaker and dynamic microphone.
  • Apply knowledge of encoding and decoding information in analog radio waves.
  • Apply knowledge of transmitting and receiving information in electromagnetic radiation.



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Essential Learning Activities/Strategies/Technology: Working Draft



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Supplemental Resources


The Point: The Science behind Information Technology
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/radio-spectrum.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/radio.htm
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone-radiation.htm
http://home.howstuffworks.com/microwave.htm
http://health.howstuffworks.com/sunscreen.htm
http://health.howstuffworks.com/x-ray.htm
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/electromag/java/faraday2/
Text- Science Spectrum CH 10.1 Wave Types (EM vs Mechanical); Ch 10.2 Wave Characteristics; Ch 12.1 & 12.2 Telecommunications
Ch 11.4 Electromagnetics;
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumers.html
Electromagnetic simulation-PhET
Online EM Radiation Simulations
LabPro Sound Analysis Devices


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